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  • Just Trying to Get Gas
    Jan 19 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rick Smith Show reports from Minneapolis, where immigration raids are spilling into everyday life and traumatizing entire communities. In labor history, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at a 1986 benefit for laid-off 3M workers in his hometown of Asbury Park. Quote of the day: Bruce Springsteen.

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    2 Min.
  • Corporate Media Isn’t Built for Workers
    Jan 16 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Why podcasts and independent labor media matter, featuring The Union Bug on the Labor Radio Podcast Network and the power of workers telling their own stories. In labor history, Palmer Raids detainees won the right to legal counsel in 1920. Quote of the day: Martin Johns.

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    2 Min.
  • There’s Drama. There’s a Pinkerton.
    Jan 15 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: A behind-the-scenes look at The Hidden Shift and the labor-history intrigue explored on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, plus a spotlight on labor arts events nationwide. In labor history, Ralph Chaplin completes writing “Solidarity Forever” in 1915. Quote of the day: Ralph Chaplin.

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    2 Min.
  • “Even When You Lose, You Gain Something”
    Jan 14 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: lessons in persistence from the Labor Notes Podcast, as organizers reflect on why fighting—and learning from losses—still matters. In labor history, a 1995 Pennsylvania court ruling allowed bosses to fire workers for being gay. Quote of the day: Ethiopian Proverb.

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    2 Min.
  • There’s No Resort Without These Workers
    Jan 13 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: a look at the Telluride ski patrol strike from LaborForce and what it shows about worker power in seasonal industries. In labor history, the 1874 Tompkins Square Riot exposes the violent repression of unemployed workers. Quote of the day: Brian O’Hara.

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    2 Min.
  • Imperial Ambitions and Oil Politics
    Jan 12 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Dig unpacks the MAGA agenda behind escalating intervention, deportation, and oil-driven geopolitics. In labor history, socialist novelist Jack London was born in 1876. Quote of the day: Jack London.

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    2 Min.
  • Small Acts Build Collective Power
    Jan 9 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Boiling Point podcast reminds us that making change doesn’t require grand gestures—just people coming together and using their voices. In labor history, 80,000 Chicago construction workers struck in 1922. Quote of the day: Keith Olbermann.

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    2 Min.
  • Children of 2008, Builders of Solidarity
    Jan 8 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Younger workers are turning crisis into collective power, as Dave Kamper discusses the post-2008 generation and the return of solidarity on the Labor Heritage Power Hour. In labor history, Mary Kenney O’Sullivan is born, a pioneering organizer for women workers. Quote of the day: Mary Kenney O’Sullivan.

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    2 Min.